F-104 maxed out

Jim Yanik wrote in
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"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in
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http://www.f-16.net/reference/versions/f16_79.html

I've read that the F-104's speed is really limited by the
compressor inlet temperature on the J79, and that the
airframe itself supports much higher speeds. Since the
J79 fits (modified) in a F-16, what then if we were to
fit a GE-F110 type engine with closer to twice the thrust?



Regards...




What's the point?

Apart from the shear fun? :^) Acceleration, climbrate, fuel
economy.


It's still not going to handle all that
well,perhaps worse with the extra speed. And probably not worth
the money spent on the project.

BTW,would the F-104's inlets then become the major restriction
for airflow into the engine? I believe the jets that use the
newer engines have much larger inlets.

http://www.dcr.net/~stickmak/JOHT/joht12f-104.htm

"Early Starfighters could not exceed Mach 2.2 without
damaging the engine; on later models with the -19 engine
this was increased to Mach 2.3. The canopy limit is
around Mach 2.6. The airframe on late models is stable
out to Mach 2.8."


Don't know if this can be verified, but I guess a F110 would
be a tight squeeze anyway, having a larger diameter than the j79.



Regards...